- HD 1080
- Runtime: 96m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: en
- Country: United States of America
- Director: Dick Lowry
- Stars: James Farentino, Steven Weber, Susan Walters, Harold Sylvester, Dan Lauria
- keywords: police
- Production_studio: Patchett Kaufman Entertainment, Brittcadia Productions
- Slogan: When a cop goes down, his partner gets dangerous.
- providers: Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Peacock Premium, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Troma NOW, Peacock Premium Plus
- The In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing is featured in the top rankings of 1990
- #91 in Top Action Movies of 1990
- #75 in Top Crime Movies of 1990
- #83 in Top Thriller Movies of 1990
A look at the dangerous and bizarre life of an undercover cop who lives on the edge and the strife and heartbreak that comes with the job. There is also a tremendous amount of guilt and psychological pain when an undercover sting goes bad and they lose a comrade in the line of duty.